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H. J. VOGEL.

FILLER AND FAUGET FOR GANS.

No. 341,783. Patented May 11, 1886.

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' AUNITED STATES PATENT @Erica HENRY J. vOoEL, OE BROOKLYN, NEW YORK,AssieNOR r ro WILLIAM voe-EL a BROTHERS, OE sAME PLAGE.

FILLER AND FAuci-:T`FOR cANs.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 341,783, dated May l1,1886.

Application filed March 1S, 1886.

To all whom/,it may concern.:

Be it known that I, HENRY J. VoGEma citi-l zen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings, in the State ofNew York, have invented anew and useful Filler and Faucet for Cans,. ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention has relation to improvements in iillers and faucets to beapplied to cans and other' metallic vessels which are generally returnedto lthe seller by the consumer after'being emptied of their liquidcontents and then refilled by the manufacturer or factor. This usage ofthe trade makes it requisite that the vessels should have a filler andfaucet which combines in its construction the elements common to bothseparately-that is, convenient means by which the contents may besupplied to the can, and convenient means by which the can may bedischarged of its contents.

It is the object of my invention to provide a combined filler and faucetwhich is durable and cheap in construction, readily applied, certain inoperation, either as a means for lling or discharging the contents orfor sealing the can against the escape of the liquid.

W'ith these purposes in view my invention consists in a filler andfaucet comprised Vof a can-plate, a cylindrical shell or body fixedthereto provided with coincident exterior and interior screw-threads,and aV discharge pipe or nozzleleading therefrom; ascrew-threaded cap toset over and screw on the exterior threads of the body and formed with acentral aperture; a screw-threaded valve consisting of a cylindricalshell with closed top, and having threads fitted to the interior threadsof thebody, and a stem, as hereinafter will be fully described, and aswill be specifically and clearly pointed out in the claims made hereto,as required by the statute.

I have fully illustrated my improved device in the accompanyingdrawings,forming a part of this instrument, wherein Figure lis a perspective viewof the device. Fig. 2 is a central vertical sectional view showing thefoot of the valve-shell down on the packing and the device closed; andFig. 8 is a similar view showing the valve open.

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article, in order that the parts may be the better defined and shown.

Reference being had to the drawings, the numeral l designates thecan-plate, made of the usual pattern, consisting of a circular plate ofsheet metal having a rini-iiange struck downward to set in the annulargroove pressed in the top ofthe can, and having the center cutout toform the aperture 2, through which the contents are injectedand-discharged'.

The numeral 3 designates the bodyor shell which receives theretaininglcap and the valve, the flange at its base also forming theseat of the valve. This bodyS consists of a seamless piece of sheetmetal having an aperture, 4, in one side at the base, over which themout-h of the discharge-pipe 5 is secured by any wellknown means. Thisbody 3 is formed with screw-threads 6, so impressed that they shallserve to take the cap on the outside and to receive the valve on theinner side. The threads are preferably made ot' double pitch to hastenthe travel of the valve when moved. The metal of the body at the base isstruck in at right angles to the walls thereof, forming an inwardlyturned annular flange, 7, which serves as the seat for the packing 8,which is impressed by the edges ofthe valve when screwed down, as showni'n Fig. 2 ofthe drawings. The foot of the valve may set direct-lyon themetal of the body, but a packing gives additional security. The edge ofthe liange or valve-seat is turned back, as seen at a., under the canplate to give the body a substantial conuection with the can-plate.Additional rigidity is attained by soldering the parts in this connection. I thus attain the very best connec tion of these parts,onewhich is proof against leaks, and which is as strong as the body of themetal can give.

The numeral 9 designates the cap. This consists of a seamless piece ofsheet metal,hav ing screw-threads 10 to fit over the threads of thebody, having the upper edgestruck down, forming a flat iiange, ll, andhaving an aperture in the plate, which is somewhat larger than the stemof the valve which passes through it.

The numeral l2 designates the valve struck from a single piece of sheetmetal and formed In the last two iigures the` materials are with a valveportion, 13, threaded to 'lit the shown thicker than used in themanufactured i interior threads in the body, a stem, 14, of less IOOdiameter than the valve-shell, and a finger- .piece on the top. Theshoulder I5, between the threaded end and the stem,sets against theunder face of the cap when the valve is drawn up and stops all leaks atthis point; but, if desirable, a ring of packing may be fitted under theflange of the cap, and thus all tendency to leak be effectually stopped.

It will be perceived from the description that by removing the cap thevalve may be removed, when the can may be filled, and that after fillingis accomplished the cap may be replaced and the valve screwed home, whena tight and safe joint is obtained. By making the valve-shell to fillthe interior of the body and with closed upper end I lessen the chancesof dripping when the valve is drawn up and `the liquid is poured throughthe nozzle, this because the fluid cannot escape between the walls ofthe valve and the body to above the shell of the valve to drip fromaround the stem.

What I claim as my invention, and desire vto secure by Iietteis Patent,is-

l. A filler and faucet composed of the following elements: a can-plaiehaving an opening th`erein,a cylindrical sheet-metal body secured '-t'othe can-plate and having coincident outer and inner screw-threads, andan inwardly turned annular ange at its lower endll provided withvapacking-ring, a discharge-pipe 3o secured to the'body, a sheet-metal capadapted to screw down on the exterior threads of the body and formedwith aflat annularflange eX- tended inward about its upper edge, and avalve formed with a threaded lower end to lit 3 5 the interiorl threadsof the body, a stem to pass through the hole in the top of the cap, anda shoulder between the stem and the threaded end to set against theflange of the cap, substantially as described, and for the purpose 4ostated Attest:

BENJ. F. SANBolgN, W, J. KENNEDY.'

